DSpace Collection:http://hasso.uog.edu:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.11751/2172026-04-21T13:31:45Z2026-04-21T13:31:45ZUmespipiha i Fino’ CHamoru Among non-fluent Young CHamorus on Guåhan: Exploring language revitalization, ethnolinguistic identity, indigeneity and CHamoru activism amongst non-fluent CHamoru Millennials and Generation ZLeon Guerrero, Edwardhttp://hasso.uog.edu:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.11751/2282020-07-01T00:11:13Z2020-05-19T00:00:00ZTitle: Umespipiha i Fino’ CHamoru Among non-fluent Young CHamorus on Guåhan: Exploring language revitalization, ethnolinguistic identity, indigeneity and CHamoru activism amongst non-fluent CHamoru Millennials and Generation Z
Authors: Leon Guerrero, Edward
Abstract: CHamoru identity is shaped, negotiated, and contested by political, economic,
ideological, socio-cultural and historical forces, which has led to a weakened CHamoru
ethnolinguistic identity and a language shift towards English. For CHamoru Millennials and
Generation Z that lacks a strong ethnolinguistic identity, what the language means for their
CHamoru identity is not entirely clear as there has not been a comprehensive study on their
conceptualization of CHamoru identity. By analyzing how young CHamorus articulate their
CHamoru identity in relation to the CHamoru language, we can understand the processes of
CHamoru identity re-articulation and the political, economic, ideological, socio-cultural and
historical forces that guided and actively shape the boundaries of the ethnolinguistic identity
among CHamoru Millennials and Generation Z, which may provide relevant information for
CHamoru language advocates, policy-makers, and teachers.
A literature review on the construction of CHamoru identity, indigeneity, language
revitalization as well as interviews with fourteen young CHamorus and analysis of CHamoru
language usage on social media informs the thesis. The results map out the relationships among
the concepts of language and identity to understand the processes of CHamoru identity rearticulation
in relation to the language by laying out the various motivating and inhibiting
variables that actively influence language learning. The thesis makes recommendations on how
to move forward with CHamoru language revitalization.2020-05-19T00:00:00Z